La Dolfina Brava with Mía Cambiaso 5, Milagros Fernández Araujo 6, Nina Clarkin 10 and Candelaria Fernández Araujo 6 is the winner of the 1st Argentine Open Women’s Polo Championship. The final against Ellerstina featuring Clara Cassino 6, Hazel Jackson-Gaona 8, Lía Salvo 9 and Sarah Wiseman 7 was held right before the decisive men’s match at the the Argentine Polo Field in Palermo. In a very good match in which the two unbeaten teams faced each other, La Dolfina Brava won the title after beating Ellerstina 7-6 in a supplementary chukker thanks to Nina Clarkin’s golden goal after converting a penalty kick from the 30 yards.
After the first chukka has offered various options for both teams, the second round was the opposite: tangled, locked and very fought, no goals. From there, La Dolfina Brava began to handle the actions and took the lead with 6-3. But in the last chukka, Lía Salvo realised the unthinkable and scored 3 goals in a row which took the match to supplementary. There, after two chances squandered by sisters Cande and Mila Fernandez Araujo, Nina Clarkin took advantage of a foul and saved the title for her team by scoring to 7-6 from 30 yards. The major trophy was awarded to the captain of La Dolfina Brava, Mía Cambiaso, by the president and CEO of Newsan Group (ATMA), Luis Galli. Most Valuable Player of the 1st Argentine Open Women’s Polo Championship became Candelaria Fernández Araujo while Lía Salvo was the tournament’s leading scorer with 23 goals. Congratulations, La Dolfina Brava!
